flegme

French

Alternative forms

• phlegme (archaic, obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fleume (with etymological re-formation), from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). Doublet of flemme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛɡm/

• Audio:

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Noun

flegme m (plural flegmes)

1. (medicine, historical) phlegm
2. composure

   Le flegme de cet homme me met au désespoir. ― The composure of this man puts me in despair.

   Le flegme britannique. ― British composure.

Further reading

• “flegme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.